King Ranch Chicken is a creamy, cheesy, layered chicken enchilada casserole and Tex-Mex comfort food. If you've ever lived in Texas (or eaten with Texans), you've probably heard of King Ranch Chicken. This dish is a staple in central and southern Texas. (They even had a deep fried version at the Texas State Fair a few years back!) It's a popular dish for potlucks down south because it comes ...
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Rosemary Sea Salt Roasted Almonds
Rosemary Sea Salt Roasted Almonds are a great salty, smoky and slightly sweet snack recipe for your next lunchbox or party. If you're like me, you get hungry in the afternoons. Sometimes you might even get hangry (hungry+angry). Or maybe you're the type that gets sleepy when your blood sugar gets low. I often end up as a mix of these, and really enjoy having an afternoon snack on hand to ...
Black Bean, Corn, and Avocado Salsa
Black beans, corn, and avocados come together in this quick, fresh, salsa. We threw a going away party for some dear friends a few weeks ago and needed a quick salsa for some chips to offset all the desserts. (They were "desserting" us, so we threw them a dessert party.) It just so happened that I had a few cans of corn, some fresh tomatoes from the garden, a can of black beans, and some ...
Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Medallions with Goat Cheese and Balsamic Glaze – My Guest Post Over at Elizabeth Lives!
Today I'm posting a recipe that I shared as a guest on another blog. One of my good friends, Elizabeth, has a lovely lifestyle blog that I mentioned last time in my Tapenade Egg Salad post. She has an incredible closet and is often posting fabulous outfits of the day. I've joked with her about becoming my personal stylist, and she just might come over and put together outfits for ...
Perfect Pizza Dough
I have tried to write up this recipe a number of times and it never fails that we either eat the pizza before I can get a photo, or there's not enough daylight left outside to get good photos by the time I get home from work at twilight. To combat this lack of good photo light, I made a pizza at 2 in the afternoon just so I could photograph it. (We ate it later that night, but it wasn't hot ...
Irish Soda Bread
For the longest time, I thought my mom's recipe for Irish Soda Bread was one that had been passed down through her (mostly Irish) side of the family. When I asked her about it this year, I was surprised to find out that it isn't a family recipe. Apparently she picked it up while my dad was in anesthesia school in Kansas City and baked a loaf of this Irish soda bread to share with friends of ...
Carrot and Raisin Salad
Every Sunday in our house involves zombies. A while ago, we invited a couple friends over for dinner and to watch the Walking Dead on a Sunday night. The simple "post-apocalypse potluck" meal of whatever we had leftover in the fridge has now morphed into a weekly Sunday night event with 8-10 people over for dinner and a watch party each week. We watch it like many people watch football- ...
Quick Cherry Dessert
So I know I promised you guys a recipe every Friday, but this past week has been a bit crazy. I usually cook and photograph on Wednesdays, but on Tuesday afternoon last week, I got the call that they wanted me to start a new job at 8am Wednesday morning. I'm so excited for this job because I get to work with university students as an advisor! I love these students and this program so much. ...
Tex-Mex Chicken Chili
This month is being called "Crocktober" in the food blog circles. It's a challenge to use your crock-pot to cook a meal every day. I jumped on the idea of this challenge because I love the idea of coming home to dinner being done. The recipe I want to share with you today was our Crocktober Day #3. Chicken Chili was born during my first year living in a college apartment. My two roommates ...